Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry. Despite a battle with tuberculosis, he found success in silent films, establishing himself as a lead actor and pioneering the industry in California. Bosworth started his own production company, Hobart Bosworth Productions, in 1913, focusing on Jack London melodramas. After the company closed, Bosworth continued to act in supporting roles, surviving the transition to sound films. He is known as the "Dean of Hollywood" for his role in shaping the California film industry. In 1960, Bosworth was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry.

Early life

Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in

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. His father was a sea captain during the Civil War. When Bosworth was 12 years old he ran away to sea. In June 1885, while he was on shore leave in San Francisco, an opportunity arose for him to join

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's stage company. This proved to be the beginning of his theatrical career.

Career

As an aspiring landscape painter it was suggested that he work as a stage manager to raise money for his art studies.Acting on a friend's advice Bosworth obtained a job with McKee Rankin as a stage manager at the California Theatre in San Francisco. Here he was eventually also pressed into duty as an actor in a small part with just three lines. Though he botched the lines he was subsequently given other small roles. Bosworth was eighteen years old and on the cusp of a life in the theater. Betrayed 1917

Hobart signed on with

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to be part of a road company for a season as both an actor and as Morrison's dresser, playing Shakespeare's ''

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'' and ''

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''. During his time with the company, Hobart and another writer wrote a version of ''

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'' that Morrison used for twenty years in repertory. By 1887, he was acting at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco. He became proficient enough on stage to give

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canon by the time he was twenty-one years old, though he admitted that he was the worst

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ever. Bosworth eventually wound up in

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, where he worked in a mine, pushing an ore wagon in order to raise money. He escaped the pits to tour with the magician Hermann the Great as the conjurer's assistant for a tour through Mexico. For the first time in eleven years, the 21-year-old Bosworth met his father. Hobart recalled, "He looked at me and said, "Hum! I couldn't lick you now, son." They never met again. Bosworth signed with

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, who cast him in leads in Shakespearean plays. Just as Bosworth began to taste stage stardom in New York, he was stricken with

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, a disease often fatal in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Bosworth was forced to give up the stage, and he was not allowed to exert himself indoors. Though he made a rapid recovery, he returned to the stage too quickly and suffered a

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. For the rest of his working life, he balanced his acting with periods of rest so as to keep his tuberculosis in remission. Bosworth moved to

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, to partake of the climate to improve his health. Eventually, he got the disease under control again. While not severely handicapped, he was forced to remain in a warm climate lest he suffer a relapse. The disease robbed him of his voice as well, but there was a new medium for actors:

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Betty Harte and Hobart Bosworth in The roman 1910

Bosworth moved to

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, and in 1908 he was contracted to make a motion picture by the

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. Shooting was to be done in the outdoors, and he did not have to use his voice, which was in poor condition. Bosworth once said, "I believe, after all, that it is the motion pictures that have saved my life. How could I have lived on and on, without being able to carry out any of my cherished ambitions? What would my life have meant? Here, in pictures, I am realizing my biggest hopes." Signing with the Selig Polyscope Co., Hobart eventually convinced the movie company to move to Los Angeles. Bosworth is widely credited with being the star of the first movie made on the West Coast. Due to his role in pioneering the film industry in California, Bosworth often was referred to as the "Dean of Hollywood". He wrote the

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for the second and third pictures he acted in, and directed the third. According to his own count, he eventually wrote 112 scenarios and produced eighty-four pictures with Selig. Bosworth was attracted to

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's work due to his out-of-doors filming experience and the requirements of his health, which precluded acting in studios.

Hobart Bosworth Productions Company

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also released a Jack London picture that year, '' Two Men of the Desert''. Hobart followed up ''The Sea Wolf'' with '' The Chechako''. ''The Chechako'' and some other Bosworth-London pictures were distributed through

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. Bosworth also directed the follow-up, '' The Valley of the Moon'', in which had a supporting actor role. He also appeared as an actor in ''

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'', which he co-directed with

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. He produced, directed, wrote, and acted in ''

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'' and '' An Odyssey of the North'', playing the lead in the latter, which was released by Paramount. He finished up the series by producing, directing, and playing the lead in the two-part "

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" series, ''The Adventures of Burning Daylight''. Both were released by Paramount. Soon Bosworth joined the Oliver Photography Company. Subsequently, Bosworth Inc. and Oliver Morosco Productions released a total of thirty-one pictures, most which starred Bosworth. The company ceased operations after producing '' The Sea Lion''. Behind the Door 1919

The merger with Paramount ended the period in Bosworth's creative life where he was a major force in the motion picture industry, which was undergoing changes as the industry matured and solidified. He directed one other picture before the merger, ''The White Scar'', which he also wrote and starred in for the

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. After his own production company closed, Hobart wound up playing supporting roles as an actor. He divorced his first wife,

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, in 1919. On 22 December 1920 he married Cecile Kibre, widow of G. Harold Percival, who had been art director at Ince Studio and who had died of influenza in 1918. Cecile Kibre had a son by Percival, named George, whom Hobart Bosworth later adopted as his son. Bosworth survived motion pictures' transition to sound, or "talkies". Aside from appearing in

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' showcase, ''The Show of Shows'' (1929), his talking debut proper was in the film short ''A Man in Peace'', for

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, while his first sound feature was Vitaphone's

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'', starring

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. Although he appeared in small roles in

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films, Bosworth primarily made his living as a prominently billed character actor in B-Westerns and serials churned out by Poverty Row studios. In all his roles in A and B pictures, he usually was typecast in a fatherly role, as a clergyman, judge, grandparent, etc. In 1931, Hobart was cast in principal role of fictional famed explorer in the Antarctic, in Frank Capra's "Dirigible" (1931). As the Hollywood production began, an old airfield in nearby Arcadia, California was converted into a set, complete with "artificial snow, fake ice mounds and painted backdrop attached to the back side of the dilapidated Army barracks." With principal photography slated for September, dry ice in metal containers stuffed in actor's mouths sufficed for the usual Arctic breath. In a 1972 interview, director Frank Capra, on TV's "Dick Cavett Show", Capra recalled a horrible accident on set. Capra asked actors to use dry ice encased in small cages in the mouth, to simulate foggy breath in the scene. Because the small cages were cumbersome in the mouth, a frustrated Hobart Bosworth removed the ice and popped it directly into his mouth for the scene. Soon, Bosworth was rushed to hospital with ice burns in his mouth, resulting in removal of some teeth, jaw bone, and tissue. Though recovery was intensive, Hobart resumed his screen career, continuing on to three dozen more films, through the 1930s, into the 1940s, until his death in 1943.

Death and legacy

On December 30, 1943, Bosworth died of

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, aged 76. He was entombed in Glendale's

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in the Grand Mausoleum's Utility Columbarium, niche 4616. For his contributions to the film industry, Bosworth received a motion pictures star on the

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in 1960. The star is located at 6522

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Selected filmography

* ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1908) - Edmond Dantes (film debut) * ''

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'' (1908, Short) - Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde * ''Rip Van Winkle'' (1908, Short) - Rip Van Winkle * ''Damon and Pythias'' (1908, Short) * ''The Spirit of '76'' (1908, Short) * ''On Thanksgiving Day'' (1908, Short) * ''The Tenderfoot'' (1909, Short) * ''Boots and Saddles'' (1909, Short) * ''In the Badlands'' (1909, Short) - Carlton Langdon M.D. * ''Fighting Bob'' (1909, Short) - Fighting Bob * ''In the Sultan's Power'' (1909, Short) * ''The Leopard Queen'' (1909, Short) - Captain Jack Ownes * '' Across the Plains'' (1910, Short) * ''

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'' (1910, Short) - Wizard of Oz and King * ''

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'' (1910, Short) * '' The Sergeant'' (1910, Short extant) - Sergeant Robert Adams * ''The Sanitarium'' (1910) * ''The Padre'' (1911) - The Padre - Father Sebastian * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1911) - (uncredited) * '' The Other Fellow'' (1912, short) * ''

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'' (1912) * '' Alas! Poor Yorick!'' (1913, Short) - The Theatre Manager * '' The Sea Wolf'' (1913) - Wolf Larsen * ''

'' (1914) - Scratch Nelson * '' Valley of the Moon'' (1914) - Minor Role * ''Martin Eden'' (1914) * '' An Odyssey of the North'' (1914) - Naass * '' Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska'' (1914) - Elam Harnish, aka 'Burning Daylight' * ''Burning Daylight'' (1914) * '' The Pursuit of the Phantom'' (1914) - Richard Alden * '' Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Civilization'' (1914) - Elam Harnish, 'Burning Daylight' * '' The Country Mouse'' (1914) - Billy Bladerson * '' Buckshot John'' (1915, Director) - 'Buckshot John' Moran * '' Pretty Mrs. Smith'' (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Help Wanted'' (1915) - Jerrold D. Scott * '' Little Sunset'' (1915) - Gus Bergstrom the 'Terrible Swede' * ''The Scarlet Sin'' (1915) - Eric Norton * ''

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'' (1915) - Minor Role as Frederica's Father (uncredited) * ''A Little Brother of the Rich'' (1915) - Henry Leamington * ''Business Is Business'' (1915) - Christ * ''

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'' (1915) - Hard Muscle / Col. Warren / John Rogers * ''Fatherhood'' (1915) - Lon Gilchrist * ''Colorado'' (1915) - Thomas Doyle * ''The White Scar'' (1915) - Na-Ta-Wan-Gan * ''The Beachcomber'' (1915) - The sailor * ''Tainted Money'' (1915) - Big Tim * ''The Target'' (1916) - Big Bill Brent * '' The Yaqui'' (1916) - Tambor * '' Two Men of Sandy Bar'' (1916) - John Oakhurst * '' Doctor Neighbor'' (1916) - Dr. Neighbor * '' The Iron Hand'' (1916) - Tim Noland * ''The Way of the World'' (1916) - John Nevill * ''Oliver Twist'' (1916) - Bill Sykes * ''

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'' (1916) - Gen. La Hire * '' A Mormon Maid'' (1917) - John Hogue * ''

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'' (1917) - John McLean * ''

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'' (1917) - Henry Jackson * ''

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'' (1917) - Derek Pruyn * ''

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'' (1917) - German Colonel * '' What Money Can't Buy'' (1917) - Govrian Texler * '' Betrayed'' (1917) - Leopoldo Juares * '' The Woman God Forgot'' (1917) - Cortez * '' The Devil-Stone'' (1917) - Robert Judson * ''

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'' (1918) - Jack Kells * '' Behind the Door'' (1919, extant; Library of Congress) - Oscar Krug * '' Below the Surface'' (1920, extant; DVD) - Martin Flint * '' His Own Law'' (1920, extant; Library of Congress) - J.C. MacNeir *'' The Brute Master'' (1920) - Bucko McAllister, The Brute Master * '' A Thousand to One'' (1920) - William Newlands * ''

The Foolish Matrons ''The Foolish Matrons'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur and starring Hobart Bosworth, Doris May, and Mildred Manning. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Is Marriage a Failure?''. ...

'' (1921) - Dr. Ian Fraser * ''

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'' (1921) - 'Bully' Brand * '' Blind Hearts'' (1921, extant; Library of Congress) - Lars Larson * '' The Sea Lion'' (1921, extant; Library of Congress, DVD) - John Nelson * '' White Hands'' (1922) - 'Hurricane Hardy' * ''

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'' (1922) - Shane Keogh * ''Man Alone'' (1923) - Ben Dixon * ''

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'' (1923) - John Morton * '' Vanity Fair'' (1923) - Marquis of Steyne * ''

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'' (1923) - Col. Sapt * '' The Common Law'' (1923) - Henry Neville * ''

The Eternal Three ''The Eternal Three'' is a 1923 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It was directed by Marshall Neilan and Frank Urson. Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Bessie Love star. The film was made from a scre ...

'' (1923) - Dr. Frank R. Walters * '' In the Palace of the King'' (1923) - Mendoza * '' The Man Life Passed By'' (1923) - 'Iron Man' Moore * '' Through the Dark'' (1924) - Warden * ''

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'' (1924) - Christian Stowell * '' Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model'' (1924) - Thomas Lipton / Robert Horton * ''

The Woman on the Jury ''The Woman on the Jury'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film produced and released by Associated First National and directed by Harry Hoyt. It is based on a Broadway stage play, ''The Woman on the Jury'', and stars Sylvia Breamer and B ...

'' (1924) - Judge Davis * '' Captain January'' (1924) - Jeremiah Judkins * ''

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'' (1924) - Mr. Corey * ''

The Silent Watcher ''The Silent Watcher'' is a lost 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank Lloyd. It stars Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love. It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions/ First National and distributed by First National Pictures. It wa ...

'' (1924) - John Steele, 'The Chief' * '' Hearts of Oak'' (1924) - Terry Dunnivan * ''

Hello, 'Frisco ''Hello, 'Frisco'' is a 1924 American silent short comedy film directed by Slim Summerville and starring Summerville, Bobby Dunn, a host of famous film actors of the era including the canine star Rin Tin Tin. It was produced and distributed by ...

'' (1924) - John Brent * ''

If I Marry Again ''If I Marry Again'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Kenneth B. Clarke. The film stars Doris Kenyon, Lloyd Hughes, Frank Mayo, Hobart Bosworth, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Myrtle Stedman, and was ...

'' (1925) - John Jordan * ''

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'' (1925) - Sheriff Ellery Parker * '' Chickie'' (1925) - Jonathan * ''

Zander the Great ''Zander the Great'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by George W. Hill, in his first directing role for MGM. The film stars Marion Davies. The screenplay by Frances Marion is based upon the Edward Salisbury Field 1923 play ...

'' (1925) - The Sheriff * ''

The Half-Way Girl ''The Half-Way Girl'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Francis Dillon that was filmed around the Jersey Shore. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Poppy La Rue is given a job in the hotel as “private hostess� ...

'' (1925) - John Guthrie * ''

Winds of Chance ''Winds of Chance'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and produced and released by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, when Pierce Phillips finds he has no money to meet the governm ...

'' (1925) - Sam Kirby * ''

The Big Parade ''The Big Parade'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor, starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Tom O'Brien, and Karl Dane. Written by World War I veteran Laurence Stallings, the film is about an ...

'' (1925) - Mr. Apperson * ''

Steel Preferred ''Steel Preferred'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Vera Reynolds, William Boyd, and Hobart Bosworth. The film portrays a power struggle at a steelworks. Plot As described in a film magazine review ...

'' (1925) - James Creeth * '' The Golden Strain'' (1925) - Maj. Milton Mulford * '' The Far Cry'' (1926) - Julian Marsh * ''

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'' (1926) - Jud Morgan * '' Spangles'' (1926) - Robert 'Big Bill' Bowman * ''

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'' (1927) - Jonathan Durkin * ''

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'' (1927) - The MacDonald Chieftain * ''

The Blood Ship ''The Blood Ship'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Hobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Logan, and Richard Arlen. It is based on the 1922 novel ''The Blood Ship'' by Norman Springer, which was later rema ...

'' (1927) - Jim Newman * ''

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'' (1927) - P.J. Madden * ''

My Best Girl ''My Best Girl'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Sam Taylor starring Mary Pickford and Charles "Buddy" Rogers that was produced by Pickford. Rogers later married Pickford. Charles Rosher received an Academy Award ...

'' (1927) - Robert Merrill * ''

The Smart Set ''The Smart Set'' was an American monthly literary magazine, founded by Colonel William d'Alton Mann and published from March 1900 to June 1930. Its headquarters was in New York City. During its Jazz Age heyday under the editorship of H. L. Men ...

'' (1928) - Mr. Durant * ''Freckles'' (1928) - McLean * '' After the Storm'' (1928) - Manin Dane * ''

Hangman's House ''Hangman's House'' is a 1928 American romantic drama genre silent film set in County Wicklow, Ireland, directed by John Ford (uncredited) with inter-titles written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. It is based on a novel by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. ...

'' (1928) - Lord Justice O'Brien * ''

The Sawdust Paradise ''The Sawdust Paradise'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Luther Reed and written by Julian Johnson, Louise Long, and George Manker Watters. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized ...

'' (1928) - Isaiah * ''

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

'' (1928) - Father * ''

A Woman of Affairs ''A Woman of Affairs'' is a 1928 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer synchronized sound drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Lewis Stone. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released ...

'' (1928) - Sir Morton Holderness * '' Eternal Love'' (1929) - Rev. Tass * ''

Hurricane A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its ...

'' (1929) - Hurricane Martin * ''

The Show of Shows ''The Show of Shows'' (the title shown as ''Show of Shows'' in the actual film and in the advertising) is a 1929 American sound ( All-Talking) pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-t ...

'' (1929) - Executioner - Guillotine Sequence * ''

'' (1929) - Count Hensdorff * ''King of the Mountain'' (1929) * '' Mammy'' (1930) - Meadows * ''

The Devil's Holiday ''The Devil's Holiday'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks. The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding from his story, directed by Goul ...

'' (1930) - Ezra Stone * '' The Office Wife'' (1930) - McGowan * ''

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

'' (1930) - General Robert E. Lee * ''

Du Barry, Woman of Passion ''Du Barry, Woman of Passion'' is a 1930 American pre-Code dramatic film starring Norma Talmadge, produced by her husband Joseph Schenck, released through United Artists, and based on a 1901 stage play ''Du Barry'' written and produced by David ...

'' (1930) - Duc de Brissac * ''

The Third Alarm The Third Alarm may refer to: * The Third Alarm (1930 film), an American pre-Code drama film * The Third Alarm (1922 film), an American silent melodrama {{DEFAULTSORT:Third Alarm, The ...

'' (1930) - Precinct Fire Captain * ''

Just Imagine Just Imagine may refer to; * Just Imagine (film), 1930 science fiction musical film * Just Imagine..., 2001–2002 comic book line {{Disambiguation ...

'' (1930) - Z-4 * '' Sit Tight'' (1931) - Dunlap * ''

Dirigible An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat ( lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power. Aerostats use buoyancy from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding ...

'' (1931) - Louis Rondelle * '' Shipmates'' (1931) - Admiral Corbin * '' This Modern Age'' (1931) - Robert Blake Sr. * '' Fanny Foley Herself'' (1931) - Seely * ''

Carnival Boat ''Carnival Boat'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by James Seymour. The film stars William Boyd, Ginger Rogers, Fred Kohler, and Hobart Bosworth. The film was released on March 21, 1932, by RK ...

'' (1932) - Jim Gannon * '' The Miracle Man'' (1932) - The Patriarch * '' The County Fair'' (1932) - Col. Ainsworth * ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is an 1826 historical romance novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder'', ...

'' (1932, Serial) - Chingachgook, 'the Sagamore' * '' No Greater Love' (1932) - Doctor * '' Million Dollar Legs'' (1932) - Olympics Starter (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Express'' (1932) - Mr. Harrington * ''

Lady for a Day ''Lady for a Day'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Acad ...

'' (1933) - Governor * '' Whom the Gods Destroy'' (1934) - Alec Klein * ''

Music in the Air ''Music in the Air'' is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as " The Song Is You", "In Egern on the Tegern See" and " I've Told Ev'ry Little Star". The musical premiered o ...

'' (1934) - Cornelius * '' The Keeper of the Bees'' (1935) - Michael the Bee Master * '' Together We Live'' (1935) - Col. Dickenson * ''

The Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding t ...

'' (1935) - Frederick - Duke of the Germans * ''

Steamboat Round the Bend ''Steamboat Round the Bend'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John Ford, released by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox Film Corporation, based on the 1933 novel of the same name by author Ben Lucien Burman. It was the final film ma ...

'' (1935) - Chaplain * '' The Dark Hour'' (1936) - Charles Carson * '' Wolves of the Sea'' (1936) - Capt. Wolf Hansen * '' Wildcat Trooper'' (1936) - Dr. Martin * '' General Spanky'' (1936) - Col. Blanchard * ''

Portia on Trial ''Portia on Trial'' is a 1937 American film about a trial based on story of Faith Baldwin Faith Baldwin (October 1, 1893 – March 18, 1978) was an American writer of romance novels and other forms of fiction,

'' (1937) - Governor * ''

The Secret of Treasure Island ''The Secret of Treasure Island'' is a 1938 Columbia movie serial based on the serialized ''Argosy'' magazine story ''Murder at Pirate Castle'' (1936). The magazine story was written by L. Ron Hubbard, at the time a writer of pulp fiction w ...

'' (1938, Serial) - Dr. X * '' Rollin' Plains'' (1938) - John Gospel Moody * '' King of the Sierras'' (1938) - Uncle Hank * ''

Bullets for O'Hara ''Bullets for O'Hara'' is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn, Maris Wrixon, Dick Purcell and Richard Ainley. It was released by Wa ...

'' (1941) - Judge * ''

One Foot in Heaven ''One Foot in Heaven'' is a 1941 American biographical drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobi ...

'' (1941) - Richard Hardy Case (uncredited) * '' Law of the Tropics'' (1941) - Davis * ''

They Died with Their Boots On ''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American biographical western war film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Arthur Kennedy. It was made and distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Hal B. Wal ...

'' (1941) - Mr. Cartwright (uncredited) * '' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) - Fanatic in Chicago (uncredited) * '' Bullet Scars'' (1942) - Dr. Sidney Carter * ''

I Was Framed ''I Was Framed'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $159,000 domestically and $90,000 foreign. Plot Cast * Tod Andrews as Ken Marshall (Scott) (as Michael Ames) * Jul ...

'' (1942) - D.L. Wallace * ''

Escape from Crime ''Escape from Crime'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It has essentially the same plot as the earlier '' Picture Snatcher'' (1933)., December 19, 2010, accessed March 14, 2015. Plot Cast * Richard Travis as Red O ...

'' (1942) - Chaplain (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Sisters ''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The ...

'' (1942) - Clergyman at Wedding (uncredited) * '' Sin Town'' (1942) - Humiston (final film role)

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